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su⋅per⋅a⋅gen⋅cy

[soo-per-ey-juhn-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
a very large agency, esp. a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.

Origin:
1890–95; super- + agency
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su·per·a·gen·cy   (sōō'pər-ā'jən-sē)   
n.   pl. su·per·a·gen·cies
A large government agency composed of or coordinating a number of smaller agencies.
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